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John Rose is the Grrls' Mad Doctor and the person responsible for
all of this you're reading. His day job is as a teacher in the public
school system; this and a lifelong love of classic horror and
science fiction make him duly qualified to understand monsters.
Influenced in his youth by comics and Saturday morning animation
and in his teen years by Monty Python, punk rock and Universal
Monsters, John has been working with the MonsterGrrls on an
almost daily basis since 2001.
An unrepentant Ramones/Misfits fan, John found their punk rock
DIY ethic influential in the creation of MonsterGrrls.com and the
assorted properties that make up the online presence of
FrankenGeek Press, MonsterShop Studios and Atomic Brain
Industries. John currently resides in Greenwood, MS, with Igor
(an extremely intelligent cat) and Alfred (a brain in a jar) in a house
that threatens to be overrun at any given moment by various
books, media and paraphernalia. His personal heroes (in no
particular order) are Stephen King, Madeleine L'Engle, Terry
Pratchett, Mark Twain, Boris Karloff, Jay Ward, Charles Schulz,
Jack Kirby, Joey Ramone and Scrooge McDuck.
all of this you're reading. His day job is as a teacher in the public
school system; this and a lifelong love of classic horror and
science fiction make him duly qualified to understand monsters.
Influenced in his youth by comics and Saturday morning animation
and in his teen years by Monty Python, punk rock and Universal
Monsters, John has been working with the MonsterGrrls on an
almost daily basis since 2001.
An unrepentant Ramones/Misfits fan, John found their punk rock
DIY ethic influential in the creation of MonsterGrrls.com and the
assorted properties that make up the online presence of
FrankenGeek Press, MonsterShop Studios and Atomic Brain
Industries. John currently resides in Greenwood, MS, with Igor
(an extremely intelligent cat) and Alfred (a brain in a jar) in a house
that threatens to be overrun at any given moment by various
books, media and paraphernalia. His personal heroes (in no
particular order) are Stephen King, Madeleine L'Engle, Terry
Pratchett, Mark Twain, Boris Karloff, Jay Ward, Charles Schulz,
Jack Kirby, Joey Ramone and Scrooge McDuck.
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MonsterGrrls.com is the official website for promotion and presentation of the MonsterGrrls and all related paraphernalia.
Books, T-shirts and other stuff can be purchased through our direct link to Atomic Brain Industries, which is our shop on
Cafepress.com. We maintain an official MonsterGrrls blog called Tales From The Monster Shop, which features news from
the Grrls themselves on not only MonsterGrrls stuff but other things in horror and sci-fi, and where John writes about latest
happenings and occasionally muses on or rants about various things (the Grrls have noted that their Mad Doctor can
sometimes be very opinionated and, like Bethany, he dislikes clowns).
The Internet is a fascinating place for children, but sometimes it can be the wrong place for children. Our goal is not to shock
or offend, but to present something cool, creative and fun for everybody that showcases the work we've done and shares our
love for classic horror. We do our best to present family-oriented stuff, but we can't control everything we're linked to (some
of the sites in the Graveyard Of Links are not recommended by us to be for very young children, and quite honestly, we think
MySpace is the root of all evil), so we ask that parents use the Internet with their children and monitor what they do and see.
Also, if you are under 18 and see something in our Monster Shop that you want to buy, please get your parents' permission
before ordering, or just ask them if they'll get it for your birthday. We'd rather you waited a bit and got a really neat gift instead
of making an order that your parents will have to cancel.
Despite our association with the supernatural (after all, this website is about MonsterGrrls) we do not promote, condone or
employ association with the occult. If you have managed to contact spirits of the deceased through this website, you have
done something wrong. Do not under any circumstances respond to their invitation to meet you at the local Starbucks for
coffee, either.
People have asked if the MonsterGrrls actually exist. John usually answers these questions with phrases like "that would be
an ecumenical matter" and "everything you know is wrong." Honestly, we think he's just pretending the MonsterGrrls are real
and building a big cryptozoological hoax to make his website more layered and interesting. Still... we found some
weird-looking footprints under the window this morning...
Books, T-shirts and other stuff can be purchased through our direct link to Atomic Brain Industries, which is our shop on
Cafepress.com. We maintain an official MonsterGrrls blog called Tales From The Monster Shop, which features news from
the Grrls themselves on not only MonsterGrrls stuff but other things in horror and sci-fi, and where John writes about latest
happenings and occasionally muses on or rants about various things (the Grrls have noted that their Mad Doctor can
sometimes be very opinionated and, like Bethany, he dislikes clowns).
The Internet is a fascinating place for children, but sometimes it can be the wrong place for children. Our goal is not to shock
or offend, but to present something cool, creative and fun for everybody that showcases the work we've done and shares our
love for classic horror. We do our best to present family-oriented stuff, but we can't control everything we're linked to (some
of the sites in the Graveyard Of Links are not recommended by us to be for very young children, and quite honestly, we think
MySpace is the root of all evil), so we ask that parents use the Internet with their children and monitor what they do and see.
Also, if you are under 18 and see something in our Monster Shop that you want to buy, please get your parents' permission
before ordering, or just ask them if they'll get it for your birthday. We'd rather you waited a bit and got a really neat gift instead
of making an order that your parents will have to cancel.
Despite our association with the supernatural (after all, this website is about MonsterGrrls) we do not promote, condone or
employ association with the occult. If you have managed to contact spirits of the deceased through this website, you have
done something wrong. Do not under any circumstances respond to their invitation to meet you at the local Starbucks for
coffee, either.
People have asked if the MonsterGrrls actually exist. John usually answers these questions with phrases like "that would be
an ecumenical matter" and "everything you know is wrong." Honestly, we think he's just pretending the MonsterGrrls are real
and building a big cryptozoological hoax to make his website more layered and interesting. Still... we found some
weird-looking footprints under the window this morning...
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Halloween is the MonsterGrrls' favorite time of the year (of course) and they want everyone to enjoy it, so here are a few tips
for safety:
We researched these safety tips at www.halloween-safety.com. Click the link to find more.
for safety:
- Make sure your child's costume is fireproof and has eyeholes that can be clearly seen out of (no blocked peripheral
vision). If the costume requires a prop (like a pitchfork or butcher knife), make sure the prop is not harmful or has
smooth, flexible tips so it will not cause injury if fallen on. - Go out during daylight hours for trick-or-treating. If you must go out at night, go out with your kids, in a neighborhood
you know well (preferably your own), on a preplanned route. Make sure you have working flashlights with fresh
batteries and/or glow-sticks/reflective tape as part of the costume. Use common-sense street-safety rules (no
crossing the street without looking both ways first, and never against the light). - Examine all candy before eating upon returning home. Better still, plan and have a cool Halloween-themed dinner first
before trick-or-treating (makes examining your candy much easier if you aren't hungry to start with). - Assist your children in carving a jack-o-lantern. Do not let small children handle knives, and use a pumpkin-carving kit
(though it can still cut you, one of those little serrated-blade saws isn't as likely to slip). - Do not abuse animals. Some people (not just dumb older kids, but also some Very Bad People) find Halloween an
excuse for doing bad things to animals, so be mindful of your pet. Keep them inside the house on Halloween and away
from objects such as lighted candles or jack-o-lanterns. Chocolate is poisonous to pets and should not be given to
them, even in small amounts. (Also, we should mention that if you abuse animals on Halloween, our werewolf Harriet
will think you are not good and will never be your best friend.)
We researched these safety tips at www.halloween-safety.com. Click the link to find more.
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